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'"Some guys are good at school and telling jokes or they have the latest stuff. Others are cricketers and basketball players: they can do things with the ball that make their classmates talk about them when they're not around. His thing is football. He becomes the centre of whichever team he plays for: he becomes the advantage."

'MELBOURNE, 1985. Jason Dalton sits on his bed and counts his football cards, dreaming of the day he too is immortalised in the public eye. He's young and gifted, a natural player who can do anything with the ball in his hand. If only everything else in his life was as obvious to him as playing.

'GOLD COAST, 1991. The bottom has fallen out of Jason's life; he's now a high-school dropout, tired and wasted on the Gold Coast, with an explosive family secret still ringing in his ears. He needs to get his life back. But first he needs to find out who he is.' (From the publisher's website.)

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First known date: 2008
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    y separately published work icon Eleven Seasons Paul D. Carter , Burwood : 2008 Z1856430 2008 single work thesis 'This thesis offers a novel, "Eleven seasons", that traces the physical and emotional journey of a young male footballer through the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. It also offers a comparative review of creative writing about Australian football, and a critical analysis of the book's creative gestation from idea to completed text.' (Trove) Burwood : 2008
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2012 .
      person or book cover
      Courtesy of Allen & Unwin.
      Extent: 271p.
      ISBN: 9781742379715 (pbk.)
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2013 .
      Extent: 276p.
      Note/s:
      • Published May 2013
      ISBN: 9781743314104

Works about this Work

The Best Young Australian Novelists Marc McEvoy , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 May 2013; (p. 28-29)
'In a strong year for emerging writers, The Sydney Morning Herald shines a spotlight on six winners with extraordinary stories, writer Marc McEvoy.'
Now, Read This Stephen Romei , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 December 2012; (p. 22-23) The Weekend Australian , 5-6 January 2013; (p. 14-25)
Untitled Kate Hayford , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , November vol. 5 no. 1 2012;

— Review of Eleven Seasons Paul D. Carter , 2008 single work novel
A Young Man Tries to Make His Mark Michelle Griffin , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 June 2012; (p. 33)

— Review of Eleven Seasons Paul D. Carter , 2008 single work novel
Fresh Take on the Sporting Calendar Peter Pierce , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 June 2012; (p. 21)

— Review of Eleven Seasons Paul D. Carter , 2008 single work novel
Intersecting Forces of Sport and Masculinity Geordie Williamson , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28-29 April 2012; (p. 20)

— Review of Eleven Seasons Paul D. Carter , 2008 single work novel
Sport Fiction John Bailey , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 27 May 2012; (p. 15)

— Review of Eleven Seasons Paul D. Carter , 2008 single work novel
Fiction Harry Brumpton , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 - 27 May 2012; (p. 22)

— Review of Eleven Seasons Paul D. Carter , 2008 single work novel
A Young Life Shaped by the Oval John Bailey , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 27 May 2012; (p. 19)

— Review of Eleven Seasons Paul D. Carter , 2008 single work novel
The Lost Boys Michelle Griffin , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 26 May 2012; (p. 27)

— Review of Eleven Seasons Paul D. Carter , 2008 single work novel ; Floundering Romy Ash , 2012 single work novel
Familial Strain in Vogel Themes Matthew Westwood , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 April 2012; (p. 3)
The Trouble with Families Geordie Williamson , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 April 2012; (p. 18-19)
Nine Years on, Prize Novel Comes of Age Matthew Westwood , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian , 27 April 2012; (p. 3)
Footy Fills the Void as Debut Novelist Flies High With Vogel Prize Jason Steger , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 April 2012; (p. 7)
Award Kicks Off Melbourne Author's Career Jason Steger , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 27 April 2012; (p. 7)
Last amended 26 Jul 2017 15:11:26
Settings:
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
  • Gold Coast, Queensland,
  • 1985
  • 1991
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